Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-14
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-1nternal reve-
nue, $372, $50; customs Ss74414.

nue, $5f2,$5O; customs, 1874, ,414.
THE PRESIDENT appointed to-day, Andrew A.
Slawson, postmaster at Waverly N. T., and VIM.
). Phiuips postmaster at Wolcott, N. 7.
THE PRESIDENT WILL NOT OPEN r-The Amer.
fcan legation In London has sent a communica.
tion to the press saying that the statement pub
ushed on Tuesday that President Cleveland would
open Inc American exhibition by telegraph on
May was erroneous, and that neither the Pres
ldenC nor the Government OF the United States
mas any connection whatever with the exhibition.
ENGINEER MELvnLEs SALARY.--The Acting
second Controller has decided that Engineer Mel
Vile cannot recover from the Government the part
OF MS salary given to Mrs Melville without his
permission, during his absence on the Arctic
voyage except through the courts.
PENSACOLA Commodore D. B. Har-
mony, chief Of the Bureau OF Yards and Docks, who
has returned from an inspection Of the Pensacola
navyyard there is ready to report that the present
location OF the yard does not warrant the expendi
lure OF any money on the rapidly -decaying struc-
CureS. IL Is probable that the location or the
yard will be changed to a more defensible and at
Vhe same time more accessible point.
LIKELY TO SUCCEED CONTRoLLER MAYNARD.-It
Is reported that Second Auditor Day will be pro-
NOTED TO succeed Judge Maynard as Second Con-
trouer OF the Treasury. AS auditor he handled
tne same class OF accounts as those which are
passed upon by the Second Controller, and he is
looked upon as especially qualified for the position.
THE TREASURY CHARwoMEN.-Chief Clerk Of the
Treasury Youmans is preparing to-day a list OF
charwomen to be furloughed, preparatory to put
ting into execution his plan OF apportion1ng the
work between greater number OF women.
twenty Will be suspended at q time, taking turns,
SO that instead OF the smaller force being en-
plOyed all the year round each woman OF the
larger force will work about nine months in the
year. They will start at once to put this plan into
execution.
PERsoNAL.-Gen. and Mrs. Dunn have gone to
Atlantic City for few days.-T Ewing OF New
York, Chas Whitney Of Boston, and o. N. Burke
OF Cleveland, are at the Rgga-Lieut Col w.
winthrop, q. s. A., OF West Point, is at Welck-
erS-H. L LStnOndS OF Boston, is at Wormey's.-
Geo. T. G. White OF New York, c. P. OFallan OF
81 Louis, and L NJ Smith OF Providence, are at the
Ariington.-Chas. Callahan and Thos b. Hall of
Cleveland, Hon. j. b. Whitehead of Norfolk, Va,
Geo. d. kendallOf New York, S. G. Stubbs and Hon.
Moses k1mball OF Boston, are at the EDbitt.-
MI bancroft Will leave Washington this afternoon
1Of NaShV1iie, Tenn, where he win make visit OF
some weeks The principal objects Of his journey
are 10 see MIS- James T. Polk and to collect certain
tendent OF the Botanical Gardens, has been con-
hned to his room for about two weeks by severe
attack or rheumatism.-HOn. Rufus Magee, U. s.
minister to Norway and sweden, is at the Kiggs.-
E. II. Andrews and J. H. SchmeZe OF New York
James Gardner OF P1ttSburg, and T. 3. Bullene OF
Kansas City, are at tWillards.-Among the recent
arrivals at the Hygeia Hotel, Old Point Comfort,
from Washington are Z. G. Ford and wife, Miss Z.
Ford and C.. Benden